ergotin

or er·got·ine

[ ur-guh-tin ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. any of various extracts of ergot used in medicine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ergotin¹

ergot + -in ²

Example Sentences

Erpiol (Dr. Schrader) is the name applied to capsules containing apiol, ergotin and gossypin, which are sold as an emmenagogue.

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Trivial injuries may be the starting-point, the anæsthesia produced by the ergotin preventing the patient taking notice of them.

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Menorrhagia: Gallic acid, fifty grains; Ergotin, twenty grains; Hydrastin, ten grains.

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The use of small doses of atropin and ergotin was recommended by von Bergmann.

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The hypodermic use of ergotin has been followed by results most gratifying to those employing it.

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